Literature Elements & Definitions

Front

Visually descriptive or figurative language used to create a mental picture in the reader's mind.

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Imagery

Front

Use of clues to suggest something that is going to happen.

Back

Foreshadowing

Front

Comparisons between two things that are NOT like and replaces the word with another word but uses “like” or “as” within it.

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Simile

Front

The author's voice or attitude about what he or she writes

Back

Tone

Front

A person, place, event or object that has a deeper meaning than its literal meaning.

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Symbolism

Front

Comparison between two things that are NOT alike

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Metaphor

Front

The feeling a reader gets from a story.

Back

Mood

Front

Series of words begin with the same consonant sound.

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Alliteration

Front

Create a contrast between how things seem and how they really are beneath the surface.

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Irony

Front

The use of words to mean something different than what they appear to mean.

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Verbal Irony